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July 31, 2024 By Patricia Waldron Eighteen students from across the country got a crash course in computer vision, machine learning, and how to secure a research career in tech during the 2024 SoNIC Summer Research Workshop, held June 24-28 on Cornell’s Ithaca campus. SoNIC participants developed models to help people with impaired vision to identify objects...

On Feb. 17, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science whisked away Bowers CIS students, faculty, and staff on a day trip to the Greek Peak Mountain Resort. Upon arrival, participants put on their gear and hit the slopes to go skiing, snowboarding, and tubing. From beginners to...

As an electrical and computer engineering (ECE) major fresh on the Cornell campus, Kaelem Bent ’27 was eager to find his community. “I had no connections,” he said. “Nobody.” Lidya Bekele ’28, a computer science major, didn’t have much networking experience. Tim Adeyemi ’27 hadn’t even planned to attend Cornell in the first place were it not for a chance...

May 13, 2024 By Louis DiPietro If the use of drones becomes as prevalent as Mehrnaz Sabet believes, our skies are about to get much more congested, and machine learning could be the answer for safe and autonomous aerial traffic flow. To help on this front, NASA has awarded a multidisciplinary team led by Sabet, a doctoral student in the field of information...

On Nov. 30, the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science hosted their annual Dinner with the Deans. The event offered undergraduate and graduate students a night of good food, laughter, and discussion with Cornell Bowers CIS deans, chairs, and faculty. Upon arriving at the...